Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Amir Khan will have no problem with Lamont Peterson

Khan vs Peterson: Amir Khan (26-1, 18 KO’s) doesn't have a major problem defeating mandatory IBF challenger Lamont Peterson (29-1-1, 15 KO’s) when they clash on December 10 in Washington.

In his last bout in July “King” Khan KO’d the aging Zab Judah in the 5th round. Judah was filling in for Timothy Bradley who had pulled out of the fight. Prior to the Judah match-up Khan defeated Argentinean power puncher Marcos Maidana last December 2010. Khan proved in the Maidana fight that he has heart and that he could take a punch.

Amir went a long way in putting those claims to rest when he defeated the power punching Argentinean Marcos Maidana in December 2010. Amir went on the offensive in that fight and knocked Marcos down in the first round with a series of quick, razor sharp body shots. Later on Khan survived a scare in the 10th round when he was wobbled by Maidana. The Khan – Maidana fight was awarded the Boxing Writers Association of America fight of the year.

Since the Maidana fight Khan has grown both in size and in ability as a fighter. A couple of months ago trainer Roach laid out a timetable in which he predicted that Amir would be the best Pound for Pound fighter in the world within two years. Taking into account that Floyd Mayweather Jr. will be 35 years old in February 2012 and Manny Pacquiao will be 33 in December, Roach’s timetable for Khan may not be too far off the mark.

Khan’s match with Peterson will more than likely be his last match before moving up to the welterweight division where he is eagerly anticipating a 2012 match with Floyd Mayweather. In his latest outing in July Peterson knocked out Victor Cayo in the 12th round. Khan has given his assurance that he will not be so driven in his quest to fight Mayweather that he will take Lamont lightly.

Source: http://www.boxingnews24.com/2011/10/khan-will-have-no-problem-with-peterson/

Peterson: Khan isn’t going to beat me in front of my home town

Khan vs Peterson: Lamont Peterson (29-1-1, 15 KO’s) feels there’s no way that Amir Khan (26-1, 18 KO’s) can come into his home town in Washington, DC on December 10, and beat him in front of his own fans. Peterson says it’s not going to happen.

“Never,” Peterson said in an interview at RingTV. “Never happen. Ain’t happening. That will never happen. I’ll be fighting my heart out. I think everything will run smoothly.”
Peterson thinks Khan chose him to fight because Erik Morales said no to a Khan fight, and Khan wants to try and prove that he can top what WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley did in beating Peterson by a lopsided 12 round unanimous decision in 2009. Peterson was also held to a 10 round draw against Victor Ortiz last December.

Peterson explains that he had a bad cold on that night and he would have likely been knocked down by pretty much anyone in that fight because of the illness. Few boxing fans and writers realize that Peterson was sick on that night. The fact that Peterson was able to still come back in the 2nd half of the fight to dominate Ortiz after being dropped twice by him in the 3rd really speaks volumes about how excellent Peterson is. He’s got the talent, and he just needs a big win over Khan for the rest of the world to recognize that.

If Khan thinks he’s going to use Peterson to prove a point that he’s better than Bradley I think he could be in for a big surprise because Peterson is going to muddy the water and possibly take him out. Bradley doesn’t know who to pick between them, saying that he thinks that Peterson could win if he makes it physical.

Source: http://www.boxingnews24.com/2011/10/peterson-khan-isnt-going-to-beat-me-in-my-home-town/

Monday, October 3, 2011

Peterson: Khan isn’t going to beat me in front of my home town

Khan vs Peterson: Lamont Peterson (29-1-1, 15 KO’s) feels there’s no way that Amir Khan (26-1, 18 KO’s) can come into his home town in Washington, DC on December 10, and beat him in front of his own fans. Peterson says it’s not going to happen.

“Never,” Peterson said in an interview at RingTV. “Never happen. Ain’t happening. That will never happen. I’ll be fighting my heart out. I think everything will run smoothly.”

Peterson thinks Khan chose him to fight because Erik Morales said no to a Khan fight, and Khan wants to try and prove that he can top what WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley did in beating Peterson by a lopsided 12 round unanimous decision in 2009. Peterson was also held to a 10 round draw against Victor Ortiz last December.

Peterson explains that he had a bad cold on that night and he would have likely been knocked down by pretty much anyone in that fight because of the illness. Few boxing fans and writers realize that Peterson was sick on that night. The fact that Peterson was able to still come back in the 2nd half of the fight to dominate Ortiz after being dropped twice by him in the 3rd really speaks volumes about how excellent Peterson is. He’s got the talent, and he just needs a big win over Khan for the rest of the world to recognize that.

If Khan thinks he’s going to use Peterson to prove a point that he’s better than Bradley I think he could be in for a big surprise because Peterson is going to muddy the water and possibly take him out. Bradley doesn’t know who to pick between them, saying that he thinks that Peterson could win if he makes it physical.

Source: http://www.boxingnews24.com/2011/10/peterson-khan-isnt-going-to-beat-me-in-my-home-town/